chr15-48445469-A-G
Variant summary
Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 19 ACMG points: 19P and 0B. PM1PM2PM5PP2PP3_StrongPP5_Very_Strong
The NM_000138.5(FBN1):c.5824T>C(p.Cys1942Arg) variant causes a missense change. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely pathogenic (★★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. C1942F) has been classified as Likely pathogenic.
Frequency
Consequence
NM_000138.5 missense
Scores
Clinical Significance
Conservation
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ACMG classification
Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 19 ACMG points.
Transcripts
RefSeq
Ensembl
Frequencies
GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 31
GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 31
GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 31
ClinVar
Submissions by phenotype
not specified Pathogenic:1
The FBN1 c.5824T>C; p.Cys1942Arg variant, to our knowledge, is not described in the medical literature or in gene-specific databases. It is also absent from general population databases (Exome Variant Server and Genome Aggregation Database), indicating it is not a common polymorphism. This variant occurs in a cysteine residue in one of the calcium binding EGF-like domains of fibrillin-1 (Wu 1995). Each EGF-like domain contains six highly-conserved cysteines and the disulfide bridges formed between these residues are essential for protein folding; loss of one of these cysteines may interfere with proper disulfide bridge formation, disrupting protein structure. Accordingly, the revised Ghent nosology for Marfan syndrome lists missense variants of cysteine residues as one of the criteria for classification of a variant as pathogenic (Loeys 2010). Based on available information, this variant is considered likely pathogenic. REFERENCES Loeys et al. The revised Ghent nosology for the Marfan syndrome. J. Med. Genet. 2010 47(7): 476-85. Wu et al. Fibrillin domain folding and calcium binding: significance to Marfan syndrome. Chem. Biol. 1995 2(2):91-7. -
Marfan Syndrome/Loeys-Dietz Syndrome/Familial Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections Pathogenic:1
Variant summary: FBN1 c.5824T>C (p.Cys1942Arg) results in a non-conservative amino acid change located in the EGF-like domain (IPR000742) of the encoded protein sequence. Five of five in-silico tools predict a damaging effect of the variant on protein function. In addition, this variant occurs in a cysteine residue in EGF-like domain and the sulfhydryl group of cysteine is unique in its ability to participate in disulfide covalent cross-linkage. In fact, two-thirds of fibrillin cysteine residues exist in the half-cystinyl form, suggesting their participation in intramolecular disulfide linkage (Dietz_1992). Therefore, the substitution of a cysteine may disrupt the structure of the FBN1 protein, affecting its function. The variant was absent in 250846 control chromosomes (gnomAD). c.5824T>C has been reported in the literature in at least one individual affected with Marfan Syndrome (Xu_2019). The data indicate that the variant may be associated with disease. To our knowledge, no experimental evidence demonstrating an impact on protein function has been reported. One ClinVar submitter (evaluation after 2014) cites the variant as likely pathogenic. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as likely pathogenic. -
Marfan syndrome;C4707243:Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection Pathogenic:1
For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. This sequence change replaces cysteine, which is neutral and slightly polar, with arginine, which is basic and polar, at codon 1942 of the FBN1 protein (p.Cys1942Arg). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with Marfan syndrome (PMID: 31830381). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 811411). Advanced modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) performed at Invitae indicates that this missense variant is expected to disrupt FBN1 protein function. This variant affects a cysteine residue in the EGF-like, TGFBP or hybrid motif domains of FBN1. Cysteine residues are believed to be involved in intramolecular disulfide bridges and have been shown to be important for FBN1 protein structure (PMID: 16905551, 19349279). In addition, missense substitutions affecting cysteine residues within these domains are significantly overrepresented among patients with Marfan syndrome (PMID: 16571647, 17701892). This variant disrupts the p.Cys1942 amino acid residue in FBN1. Other variant(s) that disrupt this residue have been observed in individuals with FBN1-related conditions (PMID: 31830381; Invitae), which suggests that this may be a clinically significant amino acid residue. -
Computational scores
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Splicing
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